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India’s Transition from Fossil Fuels to New Age Energy
₹995.00Indian print edition also available on: Amazon India | Flipkart
The book is a rich compendium of information supplemented with historical and factual data about the status of fossil fuels in India and efforts to develop the country’s vast domestic potentials of renewable energy for a sustainable future. India’s strategy unveiled at COP 26 in Glasgow, to install non-fossil fuel electricity of 500 GW capacity by 2030, and to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070 is a focused target set by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), which lends authority to the topic.
The Tale Of A Would-Be Father
₹245.00Print edition also available on Amazon India | Amazon USA | Amazon UK
eBook edition available globally on Amazon Kindle
From the first ‘first’ to the many firsts, pregnancy is a period of ‘nercitement’ (nervousness + excitement). This magical journey is more than just glowing skin.
Once Upon a Story: Divaswapna and the Gijubhai Method
₹299.00Gijubhai Badheka’s pedagogical input was the evolution of a system of education that was instinctual, intelligent and suitable to every classroom and school.
Or Forever Hold Your Peace
₹150.00Also available on: Amazon India | Flipkart
SMRC/27/5’4” girl, MBA/B.Tech, Project Manager, software, seeking suitable boy.
‘Sundays began with mass at 7 in the morning. Mass would get over by 8 am and Dad would spend the next hour and a half reading the newspaper, which included circling suitable advertisements in the Catholic Section of the matrimonials. Once it was 11 am, he would start dialing the numbers of those he had deemed suitable.’
Weddings can be tricky business. They can be fun, emotional, exciting, frustrating, nerve-racking, downright stressful and very unpredictable…a bit like life itself. As a young, independent, well-qualified woman based in Delhi sets off on her own journey towards a happily-ever-after, she discovers that a lot can happen between finding Mr Right and saying ‘I do’.
Future Shock
₹395.00Print edition also available on Amazon India | Amazon USA | Amazon UK
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Future Shock is a non-fiction armchair journey into the future, a book about how life is going to change post the pandemic. It talks about how we will live, not the day after tomorrow, but tomorrow …
Angry Birds, Angrier Bees: Reflections on the Feats, Failures and Future of HR
₹1,978.00India print edition available on: Amazon India | Flipkart
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Starting from the fundamental premise that the Human Resource function must espouse the cause of humans in the organisation and work towards their aggregate happiness, Visty Banaji uses the 50 years of experience he has in HR to introspect on what helps or hinders this mission. Angry Birds, Angrier Bees critiques the current state of affairs and suggests solutions for change. The columns span the gamut of HR, as do the remedies.
The Real Face of Facebook in India
₹345.00Large numbers of Indians – over an estimated 300 million citizens with internet-enabled mobile phones at present – have been receiving unprecedented amounts of fake, false, half-true, hateful, inflammatory (or incendiary) information in the recent past and are going to receive more such information during the general elections, the results of which will be known on 23 May 2019.
The Deputy Commissioner’s Dog and Other Colleagues
₹495.00Indian print edition also available on: Amazon India
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There is no didacticism in these pieces, just warmth and concern, laced with rich description, entertaining tales, urban and folk lore, and hilarious metaphors. Shukla’s self-confessed efforts “to make sense of a world gradually going bonkers” leave the reader, facing the same world, vastly soothed and hooting with laughter.
Disappearing Democracy
₹495.00India print edition available on: Amazon India
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In these pieces, Shukla’s engaging voice—ranging from wry to vexed to humorous—attempts to shake up the indifference and keep public opinion and conscience alive: during a period crucial to India’s history and destiny.
Can’t Believe It’s Eggless
₹999.00India print edition available on: Amazon India
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Can’t Believe It’s Eggless lives up to its name with delicious recipes that are second to none, where renowned Indian pastry chef Pooja Dhingra offers invaluable tips on how to stock your pantry, choose the right substitute for eggs, and perfect the art of baking.